diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.c
index 97d5c16033..3063b79685 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ ecore_exe_pipe_run(const char     *exe_cmd,
 EOLIAN static void
 _ecore_exe_command_set(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Ecore_Exe_Data *pd, const char *cmd, Ecore_Exe_Flags flags)
 {
+   if (!cmd) return;
    pd->cmd = strdup(cmd);
    pd->flags = flags;
 }